Griggs courier., 1887-11-18
FARM AND FiRESlpE.

FARM AND FiREsiDE.
Tho cause Of sewer gas in q house
may often be traced to an uncleaned
catch basin.
The most savage bees can be made
as harmless as house flies by sprinkling
them with sweetened water.
when prices for farm products are
low there is some compensation in con-
sequent cheapening of other supplies.
The kitchen should be roomy. No
women can do housework we'll in small,
cluttered-up rooms. Lett be arranged
as conveniently as possible. Indian
I apolis Sentinel.
Waf1es: Three spoons of sugar
rolled fine, one cup of butter, three
beaten eggs, one-half tablespoonful of
soda, one cup of milk; sift in flour
enough to make q batter. one-half
grated nutmeg, one-half teaspoonful
salt. Bake in waffle Christian
Z Union.
II Wool lace is used for odd bits of
drapery-a window, small bookcase.
1tsSor. for an ornamental chair. The pat
tern is thrown into strong relief by
running an outline through the mesh
with narrow, bright ribbon, while knots
Of bright ribbon form ths Border where
fringe is needed.-lsdianapolis Jour
nal.
Sandwiches: A nice way to utilize
pieces of meat left from Clinnef is To
make sandwiches for tea. Trim off the
fat and chop fine. Cut the crust from
the bread and slice very thin and put
the meat between. IT the bread is cut
in small squares or three-cornered
pieces, the sandwiches are much daint-
ier looking.-Good Cheer.
In any considerable district, good
roads for wagons add materially to the
value of lands, afact clearly recognized
in every agricultural neighborhood. In
exactly the same way, easy and cheap
I communication by water adds value to
ali interests affected throughout aState,
no matter how great its era.-Erchange.
Potato Salad: One quart of small
potatoes, two tablespoonfuls chopped
Onions. two of chopped parsley, four of
.beets, and enough of any of the salad
dressings or clear vinegar to make it
slightly moist; to the latter, if used. add
q little melted butter. Keep in cool
place until ready to serve. Boston
Budget.
"A splendid Gingerbread: One-half
gallon of molasses, one-quarter pound
Of saleratus dissolved in quart of cold
water, one tablespoonful of alum dis
i solved in one pint of warm water. one
pound of lard and enough -four to make
q stiff batter. The quantities arc large,
but can be easily reduced. This l
know will be found very nice. It is
iififty years old. and was bought at one
time for five dollars by the landlady of
an old-fashioned inn.-House.
Further Investigations have been
made by DR.. Victor G. Vaughan, of
Michigan University, into the develop
ment Of tyrotoxicon, the poison which
he has detected as a product of decom-
posing milk, and he recommends a
y number of precautions to prevent its
being developed. Milk, he says, should
be cooled down to a temperature of
stxty degrees Fahrenheit within an
hour after it is taken from the COW;
and it should be kept only in tin, glass
or porcelain vessels. Tyrotoxicon, we
are told, has been found not only in
I, milk and cheese, but also in icc cream
4 and oysters.-M. 2. Ledger.
Lemon Juice that will keep /:
Squeeze the juice into a basin, then
strain it off, perfectly free from the
least pulp or pith. Have ready some
perfectly clean and dry bottles, fill
them just up to the shoulder, then add
sufficient sweet oil to cover the top OF
the lemen juice entirely. Cork the
bottles tightly and keep them upright
in a cool place. The bottles must be
small (medicine vials are best), be.
cause when the oil is removed the lemon
Juice does not keep long. The peel
will keep If dried and kept from the
Il dust, and is quite as good to grate.-
n Boston Budget.
Grabs, which are supposed to shed
their shells every year, do not often
ished Them after they have attained
their full size, and the creatures become
victims to barnacles and all sorts of
marine growths that fasten themselves